http://www.chicagomaroon.com/2008/11/18/wei-ren-mathematics-phd-student-dead-at-26

Gosh darn it, I wish I was in Chicago!

Farley Katz (of the New Yorker) had a cartoon-off with Ryan North (of XKCD) that included the 4 following topics:

The Internet, as envisioned by the elderly.
String Theory.
1999.
Your favorite animal eating your favorite food.

Ryan North’s response to the 4th question is most excellent. I was nearly crying, I was laughing so hard. HEREThe rest of ( Read more... )

good god, hearing Garrison Keillor speak in person is amazing. Why is it my professors speak for 20 minutes and it feels like 2 and a half hours, and he speaks for close to 2 and a half hours, and it feels like 20 minutes ( Read more... )

I am meeting Deb at the Dyers in Wamego tomorrow at 4am and we're driving to Kansas City to see Pat Parelli ( Read more... )

My new favorite SMBC.

(Except maybe the aquarium divers one. (Does anyone know the link to that one?)

(Or maybe this one: here)

Google Chrome = Shiny!

I bought a unicycle. My legs are horribly bruised!, but I'm learning to ride it. More on this later ( Read more... )

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